TY - JOUR
T1 - Identification of six new genetic loci associated with atrial fibrillation in the Japanese population
AU - Low, Siew Kee
AU - Takahashi, Atsushi
AU - Ebana, Yusuke
AU - Ozaki, Kouichi
AU - Christophersen, Ingrid E.
AU - Ellinor, Patrick T.
AU - Ogishima, Soichi
AU - Yamamoto, Masayuki
AU - Satoh, Mamoru
AU - Sasaki, Makoto
AU - Yamaji, Taiki
AU - Iwasaki, Motoki
AU - Tsugane, Shoichiro
AU - Tanaka, Keitaro
AU - Naito, Mariko
AU - Wakai, Kenji
AU - Tanaka, Hideo
AU - Furukawa, Tetsushi
AU - Kubo, Michiaki
AU - Ito, Kaoru
AU - Kamatani, Yoichiro
AU - Tanaka, Toshihiro
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PY - 2017/6/1
Y1 - 2017/6/1
N2 - Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and leads to stroke. To investigate genetic loci associated with atrial fibrillation in the Japanese population, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) that included 8,180 atrial fibrillation cases and 28,612 controls with follow-up in an additional 3,120 cases and 125,064 controls. We replicated previously reported loci and identified six new loci, near the KCND3, PPFIA4, SLC1A4-CEP68, HAND2, NEBL and SH3PXD2A genes. Five of the six new loci were specifically associated with atrial fibrillation in the Japanese population after comparing our data to those from individuals of European ancestry, suggesting that there might be different genetic factors affecting susceptibility across ancestry groups. Our study discovered variants in the HAND2, KCND3 and NEBL genes, which are relevant to atrial fibrillation susceptibility. The involvement of PPFIA4 and SH3PXD2A in axon guidance also suggested a role in disease pathogenesis. Our findings may contribute to a better understanding of atrial fibrillation susceptibility and pathogenesis.
AB - Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and leads to stroke. To investigate genetic loci associated with atrial fibrillation in the Japanese population, we performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) that included 8,180 atrial fibrillation cases and 28,612 controls with follow-up in an additional 3,120 cases and 125,064 controls. We replicated previously reported loci and identified six new loci, near the KCND3, PPFIA4, SLC1A4-CEP68, HAND2, NEBL and SH3PXD2A genes. Five of the six new loci were specifically associated with atrial fibrillation in the Japanese population after comparing our data to those from individuals of European ancestry, suggesting that there might be different genetic factors affecting susceptibility across ancestry groups. Our study discovered variants in the HAND2, KCND3 and NEBL genes, which are relevant to atrial fibrillation susceptibility. The involvement of PPFIA4 and SH3PXD2A in axon guidance also suggested a role in disease pathogenesis. Our findings may contribute to a better understanding of atrial fibrillation susceptibility and pathogenesis.
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U2 - 10.1038/ng.3842
DO - 10.1038/ng.3842
M3 - Article
C2 - 28416822
AN - SCOPUS:85017499300
SN - 1061-4036
VL - 49
SP - 953
EP - 958
JO - Nature Genetics
JF - Nature Genetics
IS - 6
ER -